Description

Building on the success of the first edition, this revised volume re-invigorates the conversation between foreign policy analysis and international relations. It opens up the discussion, situating existing debates in foreign policy in relation to contemporary concerns in international relations, and provides a concise and accessible account of key areas in foreign policy analysis that are often ignored. Focusing on how foreign policy decision making affects the conduct of states in the international system, and analysing the relationship between policy, agency and actors, the volume examines:

foreign policy and bureaucracies

domestic sources of foreign policy

foreign policy and the state

foreign policy and globalization

foreign policy and change.

Features of the second edition include:

a wider range of contemporary case studies and examples from around the globe

analysis of new directions in foreign policy analysis including foreign policy implementation and the changing media landscape

fully updated material across all chapters to reflect the evolving research agenda in the area.

This second edition builds on and expands the theoretical canvas of foreign policy analysis, shaping its ongoing dialogue with international relations and offering an important introduction to the field. It is essential reading for all students of foreign policy and international relations.

Reviews

'I highly recommend this second edition to students and scholars of foreign policy. Foreign Policy: New Approaches does an exceptional job at blending current research and wide-ranging, globe-spanning contemporary examples. The authors introduce the state-of-the-art and the ‘big questions’ in foreign policy research in a very accessible and engaging way. The approaches covered in Foreign Policy: New Approaches include the traditional ones that are indispensable for students to know and newer areas such as the role of media, globalisation, and foreign policy change. This is an excellent up-to-date edition that is an ideal introduction to the subfield of Foreign Policy Analysis.'

‘This revised edition is not just an excellent introduction to Foreign Policy Analysis; the authors’ critical engagement with the subject should help to carry its research agenda forward.’ – Christopher Hill, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, University of Cambridge, UK

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Foreign Policy Decision Making

Chapter 3: Bureaucracies and Foreign Policy

Chapter 4:The Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy

Chapter 5: FPA and the State

Chapter 6: Foreign Policy, Globalization and the Study of FPA

Chapter 7: Foreign Policy and Change

Chapter 8: Conclusion

About the Authors

Chris Alden is a Professor in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He also holds a post as a research associate at the Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria.

Amnon Aran is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Politics at City University London, UK.